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Walkerville Coastal Reserve

Victoria · Australia

What have people found?

Beautiful jewel top shell, southern reef squid and wavy top turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Dwarf cushion star, european green crab and waratah anemone are the usual finds. ~68 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Walkerville Coastal Reserve for the next three days
  1. Mon, Nov 16~11:30 AMin the dark~11:00 PM
  2. Tue, Nov 17~12:00 PMin the dark~11:30 PM
  3. Wed, Nov 18~12:30 PM

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from April and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Walkerville Coastal Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Dwarf Cushion StarParvulastra exigua
European Green CrabCarcinus maenas
Waratah AnemoneActinia tenebrosa
Common WarrenerLunella undulata
Austral ChitonIschnochiton australis
Neptune's necklaceHormosira banksii
Cart-rut ShellDicathais orbita
Southern ribbed top snailAustrocochlea constricta
Striped-mouth ConniwinkBembicium nanum
Variegated limpetCellana tramoserica
Lineated cominellaCominella lineolata
Wavy TopDiloma concameratum
Beautiful jewel top shellProthalotia pulcherrima
Southern Reef SquidSepioteuthis australis
Red Rock CrabGuinusia chabrus
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